AT-TUR (THE MOUNT)

052.001YUSUFALI: By the Mount (of Revelation); PICKTHAL: By the Mount, SHAKIR: I swear by the Mountain,

052.002YUSUFALI: By a Decree inscribed PICKTHAL: And a Scripture inscribed SHAKIR: And the Book written

052.003YUSUFALI: In a Scroll unfolded; PICKTHAL: On fine parchment unrolled, SHAKIR: In an outstretched fine parchment,

052.004YUSUFALI: By the much-frequented Fane; PICKTHAL: And the House frequented, SHAKIR: And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,

052.005YUSUFALI: By the Canopy Raised High; PICKTHAL: And the roof exalted, SHAKIR: And the elevated canopy

052.006YUSUFALI: And by the Ocean filled with Swell;- PICKTHAL: And the sea kept filled, SHAKIR: And the swollen sea

052.007YUSUFALI: Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;- PICKTHAL: Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass; SHAKIR: Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to
pass;

052.008YUSUFALI: There is none can avert it;- PICKTHAL: There is none that can ward it off. SHAKIR: There shall be none to avert it;

052.009YUSUFALI: On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion. PICKTHAL: On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving, SHAKIR: On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side

052.010YUSUFALI: And the mountains will fly hither and thither. PICKTHAL: And the mountains move away with (awful) movement, SHAKIR: And the mountains shall pass away passing away
(altogether).

052.011YUSUFALI: Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;- PICKTHAL: Then woe that day unto the deniers SHAKIR: So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),

052.012YUSUFALI: That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles. PICKTHAL: Who play in talk of grave matters; SHAKIR: Those who sport entering into vain discourses.

052.013YUSUFALI: That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell,
irresistibly. PICKTHAL: The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into
the fire of hell SHAKIR: The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire
of hell with violence.

052.014YUSUFALI: "This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to
deny! PICKTHAL: (And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were
wont to deny. SHAKIR: This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.

052.015YUSUFALI: "Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see? PICKTHAL: Is this magic, or do ye not see? SHAKIR: Is it magic then or do you not see?

052.016YUSUFALI: "Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it
with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds." PICKTHAL: Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or
impatient of it is all one for you. Ye are only being paid for what ye used
to do. SHAKIR: Enter into it, then bear (it) patiently, or do not bear
(it) patiently, it is the same to you; you shall be requited
only (for) what you did.

052.017YUSUFALI: As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in
Happiness,- PICKTHAL: Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight, SHAKIR: Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in
gardens and bliss

052.018YUSUFALI: Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them,
and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire. PICKTHAL: Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and
(because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell-fire. SHAKIR: Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and
their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning
fire.

052.019YUSUFALI: (To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and
health, because of your (good) deeds." PICKTHAL: (And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a
reward) for what ye used to do, SHAKIR: Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,

052.020YUSUFALI: They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged
in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and
lustrous eyes. PICKTHAL: Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones
with wide, lovely eyes. SHAKIR: Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite
them to large-eyed beautiful ones.

052.021YUSUFALI: And those who believe and whose families follow them in
Faith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of
the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for
his deeds. PICKTHAL: And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We
cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive them of nought of
their (life's) work. Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned. SHAKIR: And (as for) those who believe and their offspring
follow them in faith, We will unite with them their
offspring and We will not diminish to them aught of their
work; every man is responsible for what he shall have
wrought.

052.022YUSUFALI: And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they
shall desire. PICKTHAL: And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire. SHAKIR: And We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they
desire.

052.023YUSUFALI: They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup
free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill. PICKTHAL: There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither
vanity nor cause of sin. SHAKIR: They shall pass therein from one to another a cup
wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.

052.024YUSUFALI: Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants
(handsome) as Pearls well-guarded. PICKTHAL: And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own,
as they were hidden pearls. SHAKIR: And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were
hidden pearls.

052.025YUSUFALI: They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry. PICKTHAL: And some of them draw near unto others, questioning, SHAKIR: And some of them shall advance towards others
questioning each other.

052.026YUSUFALI: They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the
sake of our people. PICKTHAL: Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were
ever anxious; SHAKIR: Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our
families:

052.027YUSUFALI: "But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the
Penalty of the Scorching Wind. PICKTHAL: But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us
from the torment of the breath of Fire. SHAKIR: But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us
from the punishment of the hot wind:

052.028YUSUFALI: "Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the
Beneficent, the Merciful!" PICKTHAL: Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the
Merciful. SHAKIR: Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the
Benign, the Merciful.

052.029YUSUFALI: Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the
Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one
possessed. PICKTHAL: Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou
art neither soothsayer nor madman. SHAKIR: Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your
Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a madman.

052.030YUSUFALI: Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity
(hatched) by Time!" PICKTHAL: Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the
accident of time? SHAKIR: Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil
accidents of time.

052.031YUSUFALI: Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!" PICKTHAL: Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among
the expectant. SHAKIR: Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who
wait.

052.032YUSUFALI: Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this,
or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds? PICKTHAL: Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an
outrageous folk? SHAKIR: Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they
an inordinate people?

052.033YUSUFALI: Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have
no faith! PICKTHAL: Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but they will not
believe! SHAKIR: Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not
believe.

052.034YUSUFALI: Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they
speak the truth! PICKTHAL: Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are
truthful. SHAKIR: Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are
truthful.

052.035YUSUFALI: Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the
creators? PICKTHAL: Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators? SHAKIR: Or were they created without there being anything, or
are they the creators?

052.036YUSUFALI: Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have
no firm belief. PICKTHAL: Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they
are sure of nothing! SHAKIR: Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they
have no certainty.

052.037YUSUFALI: Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the
managers (of affairs)? PICKTHAL: Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord? Or have they been
given charge (thereof)? SHAKIR: Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or
have they been set in absolute authority?

052.038YUSUFALI: Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven
and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce
a manifest proof. PICKTHAL: Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they
overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest! SHAKIR: Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let
their listener bring a clear authority.

052.039YUSUFALI: Or has He only daughters and ye have sons? PICKTHAL: Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons? SHAKIR: Or has He daughters while you have sons?

052.040YUSUFALI: Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are
burdened with a load of debt?- PICKTHAL: Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are
plunged in debt? SHAKIR: Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are
overburdened by a debt?

052.041YUSUFALI: Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down? PICKTHAL: Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down? SHAKIR: Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?

052.042YUSUFALI: Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy
Allah are themselves involved in a Plot! PICKTHAL: Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger)? But those who
disbelieve, they are the ensnared! SHAKIR: Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall
be the vanquished ones in war.

052.043YUSUFALI: Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above
the things they associate with Him! PICKTHAL: Or have they any god beside Allah? Glorified be Allah from all
that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)! SHAKIR: Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah
from what they set up (with Him).

052.044YUSUFALI: Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they
would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!" PICKTHAL: And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they
would say: A heap of clouds. SHAKIR: And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming
down, they would say: Piled up clouds.

052.045YUSUFALI: So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs,
wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),- PICKTHAL: Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in
which they will be thunder-stricken, SHAKIR: Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs
wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):

052.046YUSUFALI: The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no
help shall be given them. PICKTHAL: A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will
they be helped. SHAKIR: The day on which their struggle shall not avail them
aught, nor shall they be helped.

052.047YUSUFALI: And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another
punishment besides this: But most of them understand not. PICKTHAL: And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment
beyond that. But most of them know not. SHAKIR: And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment
besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.

052.048YUSUFALI: Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou
art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou
standest forth, PICKTHAL: So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for
surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou
uprisest, SHAKIR: And wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, for
surely you are before Our eyes, and sing the praise of your
Lord when you rise;

052.049YUSUFALI: And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the
retreat of the stars! PICKTHAL: And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and at the setting
of the stars. SHAKIR: And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting
of the stars.